WRC News WRC teams unify in call to retain Rally1 regulations Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford have collectively written to the FIA requesting current Rally1 regulations remain in place until the end of the 2026 World… Read more by David Evans April 5, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Neuville’s alternative masterplan to fix the WRC There was a lot of hullabaloo last week about whether Thierry Neuville wanted to stay or wanted to go from the World Rally Championship. That’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 19, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The paradox that risks killing Rally2-plus before it begins Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has admitted the potential for Rally2 cars trumping Rally1 cars under proposed new regulations is a cause for concern. The… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 13, 2024 3 min
WRC News Why Rally2-plus won’t last in the WRC There was a lot to unpack in the minutes from the midweek World Motor Sport Council meeting. Hybrid out from 2025. A new Rally1 car… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 3, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Explained: The changes to Rally1 proposed for 2026 After months of work by the FIA’s WRC Working Group, proposals for a new set of technical regulations for rallying’s top level are in motion…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 1, 2024 3 min
WRC News WRC’s hybrid contract still valid until 2026 When the FIA World Motorsport Council announced its new roadmap for the World Rally Championship on Wednesday, the standout headline was obvious. Hybrid had been… Read more by James Bowen March 1, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion What DirtFish says about the WRC’s new direction Wednesday was a groundbreaking day in the World Rally Championship. Major changes to the technical regulations at the sport’s top level were unveiled by the… Read more by DirtFish Staff February 29, 2024 5 min
WRC Opinion How will Rally1 hybrid be remembered? Debate is rife in the World Rally Championship right now, and one of the hottest topics on the table is the championship’s technical regulations. Rally1… Read more by James Bowen February 29, 2024 5 min
WRC News Hybrid ditched as part of major WRC regulation change Hybrid will be ditched from the World Rally Championship’s premium category from the end of this season – the move comes as part of a… Read more by David Evans February 28, 2024 5 min
WRC News Hyundai chief wary of WRC’s Rally2 temptation Will Rally2 really replace Rally1 as the basis for the World Rally Championship’s top tier? That debate has been simmering away through the first two… Read more by James Bowen February 25, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Opinion How likely is Rally2 to take over the WRC? Is Rally2 really coming? Is the end nigh for the fastest rally cars in the sport’s history? Two questions which are beginning to dominate debate… Read more by David Evans January 15, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features Dakar vs WRC – what’s the difference? Feeds full of Dakar right now? But Monte Carlo and the start of a new World Rally Championship adventure is looming ever larger. Now more… Read more by DirtFish Media January 10, 2024 5 min
WRC Opinion The lessons from rally history to remedy its present There is a lot of debate going on right now about the future of the World Rally Championship. A new working group, headed by David… Read more by Jon Scoltock January 4, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Making the case for Rally1 non-hybrid What’s the point of a hybrid Rally1 car without hybrid? It’s very straightforward: it’s a bridge across the fairly significant gap separating the World Rally… Read more by David Evans December 18, 2023 2 min
WRC Opinion Answering the president’s call It’s not often that Friday afternoon is interrupted by a call from the president. Last Friday was. Mohammed Ben Sulayem has listened. And acted. Will… Read more by David Evans December 18, 2023 2 min
WRC News Mikkelsen earns Rally1 chance with Hyundai Andreas Mikkelsen will return to Hyundai Motorsport to share a third car with Esapekka Lappi and Dani Sordo in 2024. After spending the last four… Read more by David Evans December 6, 2023 2 min
WRC News Rally1 feeling natural now for Evans After securing a career-high three wins in a World Rally Championship season, and almost doubling his points tally from last year over the same number… Read more by James Bowen December 4, 2023 3 min
WRC Features The other history made at CER History was made at last week’s Central European Rally. Any ideas? Kalle Rovanperä becoming the second youngest winner of the World Rally Championship? No. And… Read more by David Evans October 31, 2023 2 min
